Job Description

Ready to take your nursing career to the next level in a dynamic role that blends hospice and community care? Join us as a Band 5 Rotational Nurse and experience the variety, support, and growth you've been looking for!


Here at Rainbows Children's Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we're here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.


We are currently recruiting

two full-time Band 5 Rotational Nurses

to join the Rainbows Clinical Team, working across both our Hospice at Home Team and Hospice Care Team on a permanent rotational basis. The role will be permanently shared between two nursing positions, with one starting in Hospice at Home and the other in the Care Team.


For 6 months you will provide clinical care to babies, children and young people with life threatening/terminal illnesses in their homes, offering short breaks and support to parents/carers. For the other 6 months you will work within the Hospice setting, delivering a high standard of nursing care to babies, children and young people, in a family led environment. This rotation will then be continuously repeated.


This unique permanent role offers a rare opportunity to build a broad and meaningful skill set in children's palliative care--both in the home and hospice setting--while being supported by a multidisciplinary team that values your development.

Hospice at Home Location & Hours of work:

Location:

You will be based at the Hospice, traveling across the East Midlands, covering all 5 counties: Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. Due to the nature of the role, the ability to travel across the East Midlands and hold your own UK Driving Licence is essential.

Hours of work:

37.5 hours per week. Working on a rota pattern between Monday and Sunday 8:00am - 6:00pm.

Hospice Care Team Location & Hours of work:

Location:

At the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2HS.

Hours or work:

37.5 hours per week. Shift patterns between Monday and Sunday, 24 hours.

Long Day: 7:30 am - 8:00 pm Night shift: 7:30 pm - 8:00 am Short shifts: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm or 1:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Our Benefits

In addition to Agenda for Change pay scales, we offer a range of benefits including:

Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough. Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership. Shift enhancements for unsociable hours Established Training programme that will enable you to comply with NMC registration Specialist training and development opportunities and working within a supportive team which specialist knowledge Time to care for patients: Each baby, child and young person has 1:1 care Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop. Healthcare Cashback plan. Life Assurance. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays. Plus bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role. Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme. Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough. Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice Free access to an employee assistance programme Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders Unofficial benefits: Fun events, All staff away days, Guest visitors

About the role

Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

To support the Band 6 Deputy lead nurse in planning and implementing care for children and young people within the hospice or at home. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care of children and young people in partnership with them and their parents/guardians. To provide excellent short break, palliative and end of life care at Rainbows or at home, in conjunction with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. Further responsibilities can be found by downloading the .

Essential Requirements

Substantial post registration experience as a Band 5 Nurse Experience with children and/or young people (0-25 years) with complex needs Demonstrates high standard of clinical care

Desirable Requirements

Post-registration experience in children's palliative / end of life care Experience of working in the community Experience of lone working Mentoring and preceptorship qualification

Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.

Please note:

we are unable to provide preceptorship for this role.

For further information about this role and the responsibilities for either Team please contact:

Hospice at Home: Tracy Shearer, Lead Nurse Hospice at Home, tracy.shearer@rainbows.co.uk


Hospice Care Team: Zena Barratt, Lead Nurse Clinical Operations, zena.barratt@rainbows.co.uk


To apply for the role please click 'apply now' to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@rainbows.co.uk

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and comprehensive pre-employment screening, including employment referencing covering the past five years.

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


We are an inclusive organisation, from our trustees and team members to our children and young people. We treat all job applicants equally regardless of class, age, disability, gender identify or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the Health and Social care sector.